OK, so 2023 was a big year for the blog! Not only did I put in another year of blogging, but I also opened a new Medium page. You can check that out here.
But here’s a quick look at some of the things that happened on the blog this year.
Most Viewed Posts
I know it’s a regular theme, but once again, the most popular posts in 2023 were mostly written in 2019 or 2020. However, with that said, here are a few posts from 2023 that did especially well with readers:
1. Why Is The DSA Shrinking?
2. Socialism Isn’t Ultra-Progressivism
3. DSA Criticism of Anarchism
In short, the most popular posts this year have been about socialist organizing and theory! Readers turned to theory in these troubling times. This is a contrast to the usual split, where the most popular posts of past years were a mix of socialism, local activism, and international politics.
I should note that there’s a huge divide between number 1 and number 2 on that above list. ‘Why Is the DSA Shrinking?’ hit at something like the right time. Not only was it widely read and shared among DSA members before the 2023 Convention, but it is also cited in the Wikipedia article on DSA! That brought it to a much wider readership than my usually much smaller group of readers for most ordinary posts.
Preview for 2024
So, I no longer select an annual theme for the blog. But that doesn’t mean the posts aren’t thematic!
What’s coming up next year?
I have some ideas, but it’s mostly open ended at this point. I’ve hit most of the major themes I intended to cover in this blog. So most new posts will likely apply those fundamentals to new developments in our world and politics.
At the very least, it’s an election year in the U.S. I’ll surely have a few things to say about the lead up to that.
That means readers could be in for some surprises in 2024!
